Agora is an installation of 106 headless and armless iron sculptures at the south end of Grant Park in Chicago.
[3] Chicago, which has a large Polish American community, had hoped to add a major work by Abakanowicz for several years before Agora arrived.
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley eventually suggested placing an installation at the south end of Grant Park, near Roosevelt Road.
[4] Each is made from a hollow, seamless piece of iron that has been allowed to rust, creating a reddish appearance[5] and a bark-like texture.
Kevin Nance of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "If they had arms and hands (they don't), these would be clasped behind their backs as if in contemplation.